How to activate/subscribe international roaming in Ntc?

Nepal Telecom SIM card works in foreign countries with the subscription of roaming service. Nepal Telecom (NTC) has started an international roaming service from 2001. Although the service was available in GSM postpaid service only, Ntc now commercially launches the roaming service in Namaste prepaid. Earlier they only made a soft launch of the roaming service in prepaid. Here, in this post, we will provide how to take/activate/subscribe to international roaming in the NTC SIM card.

International Roaming service allows a customer to access the mobile network while they are out of their home country. Suppose, you take a Nepal Telecom SIM (with roaming service enabled), then you can get access to mobile networks there. The cost of using the roaming call, SMS, data is expensive as compared to other calls made from the home country.

How to take the roaming?

To activate/subscribe the roaming service in NTC GSM prepaid SIM card,

• The customer needs to dial *1415*7# and activate the international roaming to enable the service. Read more for detailed information.
• Customers can also use the Nepal Telecom app to activate the roaming in their number.

To take the international roaming in NTC GSM postpaid SIM card,

• First, you have to visit their counters at the NTC office.
• Then they will ask you to fill a registration form for roaming.
• Now you have to deposit Rs 10,000 in your account. Before the deposit amount was Rs 30,000.
• Then your SIM card will have the international roaming facility to use NTC services at a foreign land.

Cost of International roaming in Ntc

The cost of international roaming service is expensive as compared to the usage in the home country. It will cost you more to call back to Nepal. The price varies from country to country. NTC also says the price may vary due to the fluctuating dollar rate. Similar is the case for sending SMS and Mobile terminating calls. The incoming SMS service for the roaming number is free of charge.

Know the cost of international roaming service in Ntc for prepaid in India and China.

Data roaming

Now Ntc has also enabled data roaming service in international roaming. Earlier they could only use voice and SMS service. All the customers who enable international roaming will get the data service while being in foreign countries.

The data roaming service is now available with 14 countries including India, America. Find the list of countries with the Ntc data roaming service and also the cost.

They are known to add more countries with the data roaming service. Ntc postpaid customers could use the mobile service with 192 operators of 87 countries. So, all the countries with roaming services will have the data roaming facility in the coming days.

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